7/2, 4 (CD): Bashford Manor S. (G3); Firecracker H. (G2)

[Kasept]

MONDAY 10th (5:25) Firecracker H. (G2)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $175,000

1 General Quarters Theriot H J II 119 L
2 Omniscient Cruz M R 113 LA
3 Mister Marti Gras Bridgmohan S X 115 LA
4 El Caballo Lanerie C J 114 LA
5 Mystic Castanon J L 114 LA
6 Joshua Reynolds Hernandez B J Jr 114 L
7 Baryshnikov Leparoux J R 117 LA
8 Plutonium Lopez J 112 LA
9 Strike Impact Albarado R J 117 L
10 Wise Dan Court J K 115 L
11 Lubash Desormeaux K J 115 LA

[hockey2315]

The race hasn't happened yet. . . getting in gate now.

[Calzone Lord]

Turn back the clock day at Churchill Downs.

Borel has five wins today (none on a favorite) and he just took the feature in last-to-first fashion.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Turn back the clock day at Churchill Downs.

Borel has five wins today (none on a favorite) and he just took the feature in last-to-first fashion.

You're not going to find a more productive family then the bottom side of Exfactor's pedigree. Going back to 3rd dam Gils Magic, there must be about a billion winners dropped from herself, her daughters, and granddaughters.

There's an affinity for Churchill Downs as well. Magical Flash, the second dam, dropped 3 different winners at one spring/summer meet a couple of years back. Within the span of 2 weeks, Inside Passage had won a maiden special, Overnight Sensation had won an allowance, and Take The Ribbon had won either a stakes or an allowance.

3 of Bright Magic's offspring just raced at the winter Santa Anita meet (The Hirsch family has raced most of the family), though with only modest success.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

You're not going to find a more productive family then the bottom side of Exfactor's pedigree. Going back to 3rd dam Gils Magic, there must be about a billion winners dropped from herself, her daughters, and granddaughters.

There's an affinity for Churchill Downs as well. Magical Flash, the second dam, dropped 3 different winners at one spring/summer meet a couple of years back. Within the span of 2 weeks, Inside Passage had won a maiden special, Overnight Sensation had won an allowance, and Take The Ribbon had won either a stakes or an allowance.

3 of Bright Magic's offspring just raced at the winter Santa Anita meet (The Hirsch family has raced most of the family), though with only modest success.

What did you think of Magical Mile?

Fan, or not?

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

What did you think of Magical Mile?

Fan, or not?

I just started following racing back then, so I believed the hype. But he disappeared as soon as he won the Juvenile Championship, so it's a moot point. With his reputation there was a lot of anticipation for his comeback. He ran OK a couple of times but either the others caught up or he just wasn't the same.

In retrospect, it's hard to get excited about those early season 2yos. They rarely train on, rarely stretch out, and a lot of the time go on the shelf.

If I had to guess, he probably would have done damage at the Del Mar meet if he held together. The 2yos were a ragtag bunch at that meet, with an ex-claimer winning the Futurity and a filly running 2nd a week after winning the Debutante. The better colts were route types that were just getting warmed up (ie Grand Canyon, Pleasant Tap, Single Dawn).

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I just started following racing back then, so I believed the hype. But he disappeared as soon as he won the Juvenile Championship, so it's a moot point. With his reputation there was a lot of anticipation for his comeback. He ran OK a couple of times but either the others caught up or he just wasn't the same.

In retrospect, it's hard to get excited about those early season 2yos. They rarely train on, rarely stretch out, and a lot of the time go on the shelf.

If I had to guess, he probably would have done damage at the Del Mar meet if he held together. The 2yos were a ragtag bunch at that meet, with an ex-claimer winning the Futurity and a filly running 2nd a week after winning the Debutante. The better colts were route types that were just getting warmed up (ie Grand Canyon, Pleasant Tap, Single Dawn).

I mostly agree with you, but I think he might have been exceptional. Whether he'd have gone longer, who knows, but Tobin could throw horses that got a distance.